[I kiss the soil] as if I placed a kiss on the hands of a mother, for the homeland is our earthly mother. I consider it my duty to be with my compatriots in this sublime and difficult moment.

Quote by Pope John Paul II

Topics: Kissing Quotes

Do not abandon yourselves to despair. We are the Easter people and hallelujah is our...

Do not abandon yourselves to despair. We are the Easter people and hallelujah is our...

As the family goes, so goes the nation and so goes the whole world in...

As the family goes, so goes the nation and so goes the whole world in...

What we talked about will have to remain a secret between him and me. I...

What we talked about will have to remain a secret between him and me. I...

Marriage is an act of will that signifies and involves a mutual gift, which unites...

Marriage is an act of will that signifies and involves a mutual gift, which unites...

I kiss the soil as if I placed a kiss on the hands of a...

I kiss the soil as if I placed a kiss on the hands of a...

The enemy of the human race...invented a means never before heard of, by which he...

The enemy of the human race...invented a means never before heard of, by which he...

From now on it is only through a conscious choice and through a deliberate policy...

From now on it is only through a conscious choice and through a deliberate policy...

Young people are threatened... by the evil use of advertising techniques that stimulate the natural...

Young people are threatened... by the evil use of advertising techniques that stimulate the natural...

I hope to have communion with the people, that is the most important thing.

I hope to have communion with the people, that is the most important thing.

Pervading nationalism imposes its dominion on man today in many different forms and with an...

Pervading nationalism imposes its dominion on man today in many different forms and with an...

Love is never defeated, and I could add, the history of Ireland proves it.

Love is never defeated, and I could add, the history of Ireland proves it.

The question confronting the Church today is not any longer whether the man in the...

The question confronting the Church today is not any longer whether the man in the...

You are priests, not social or political leaders. Let us not be under the illusion...

You are priests, not social or political leaders. Let us not be under the illusion...

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To maintain a joyful family requires much from both the parents and the children. Each...

The vow of celibacy is a matter of keeping one's word to Christ and the...

The vow of celibacy is a matter of keeping one's word to Christ and the...

Humanity should question itself, once more, about the absurd and always unfair phenomenon of war,...

Humanity should question itself, once more, about the absurd and always unfair phenomenon of war,...

Modern Society will find no solution to the ecological problem unless it takes a serious...

Modern Society will find no solution to the ecological problem unless it takes a serious...

Science can purify religion from error and superstition. Religion can purify science from idolatry and...

Science can purify religion from error and superstition. Religion can purify science from idolatry and...

The great danger for family life, in the midst of any society whose idols are...

The great danger for family life, in the midst of any society whose idols are...

The enemy of the human race...invented a means never before heard of, by which he...

The enemy of the human race...invented a means never before heard of, by which he...